First published: Mon Jul 22 2019(Updated: )
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with system privileges.
Credit: Simon Huang @HuangShaomang Rong Fan @fanrong1992 pjf IceSword Lab of Qihoo 360Simon Huang @HuangShaomang Rong Fan @fanrong1992 pjf IceSword Lab of Qihoo 360 product-security@apple.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Apple Mac OS X | <10.15 | |
Apple macOS Catalina | <10.15 | 10.15 |
Apple macOS Mojave | <10.14.6 | 10.14.6 |
Apple High Sierra | ||
Apple Sierra |
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(Found alongside the following vulnerabilities)
CVE-2019-8701 is a memory corruption issue in macOS Catalina 10.15 that allows an application to execute arbitrary code with system privileges.
CVE-2019-8701 has a severity rating of 7.8 (high).
macOS Catalina 10.15 and previous versions (up to macOS Mojave 10.14.6) are affected by CVE-2019-8701.
Yes, CVE-2019-8701 is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.
You can find more information about CVE-2019-8701 on the Apple support website: [https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210634](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210634) and [https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210348](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210348).